Numerical models shed light on the movement of young leatherback turtles during their critical years

Not much is known about the movement of juvenile turtles after they are born and enter the open ocean, and this is a critical time for turtles as their survival rate is lower in these more vulnerable years. Thanks to a fruitful collaboration between Mercator Ocean International and the non-governmental organisation Upwell, a paper on sea turtle dispersal has been published in Frontiers in Marine science. Key results. Visit our website and learn more: